bioinformatics

[ bahy-oh-in-fer-mat-iks ]

noun(used with a singular verb)Computers, Genetics.
  1. the retrieval and analysis of biochemical and biological data using mathematics and computer science, as in the study of genomes.

Origin of bioinformatics

1
First recorded in 1975–80; bio- + informatics

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British Dictionary definitions for bioinformatics

bioinformatics

/ (ˌbaɪəʊˌɪnfəˈmætɪks) /


noun(functioning as singular)
  1. the branch of information science concerned with large databases of biochemical or pharmaceutical information

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Scientific definitions for bioinformatics

bioinformatics

[ bī′ō-ĭn′fər-mătĭks ]


  1. Used with a singular verb Information technology as applied to the life sciences, especially the technology used for the collection and analysis of genomic data.

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